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GIRLSCHOOL, BLAZE BAYLEY Confirmed For U.K.'s ROCK OF AGES FEST

GIRLSCHOOL and BLAZE BAYLEY (the namesake band of the former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE singer) have been confirmed for the Rock of Ages Fest, set to take place September 8-9 at The Palace in Tamworth, England. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: GIRLSCHOOL BLAZE BAYLEY DANTE FOX STAIRWAY SATI...

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QUEEN: More BRIAN MAY Guitar Models In The Works

QUEEN guitarist Brian May's company BrianMayGuitars.co.uk has issued the following update: "In the very near future, we are hoping to produce a Brian May guitar to bridge the gap between the standard model and the Andrew Guyton model. "In response to demand from many guitarists, this guitar will be...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: Complete 'Black Rain' Details Revealed

OZZY OSBOURNE will release his new album, "Black Rain", on May 22 via Epic Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "I Don't Wanna Stop", "Not Going Away", "Thank God For The Almighty Dollar", "Civilize The Universe", "Black Rain", "Countdown's Begun" and "Trap Door". You can tell by look...

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MANILLA ROAD Tribute Album Due This Month

Germany's Solemnity Music will release the first official tribute to MANILLA ROAD, entitled "The Riddle Masters", on double CD next weekend (April 14) to coincide with the Keep It True festival. The brilliant cover artwork was created by Jowita Kaminska. "The Riddle Masters" track listing: CD 1: 01....

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ARMORED SAINT Schedules California Concert

Legendary California metallers ARMORED SAINT will play at Viper Room in Hollywood on May 19. This will be a warm-up gig for the band's appearance at this year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival, which will be held May 25-27 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Other bands scheduled to perform at the Rock Har...

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OVERKILL Singer, Ex-HADES Guitarist Schedule THE CURSED Live Debut

THE CURSED, the new band featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo, will play its first-ever — and possibly last-ever — concert on May 20 at the Highline Ballroom (431 16th St.) in New York City. Also scheduled to appear are former ANTHRAX singer Jo...

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CANDLEMASS: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS will release their new album, "King of the Grey Islands", on June 22 through Nuclear Blast Records. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. Prologue 02. Emperor of the Void 03. Devil Seed 04. Of Stars and Smoke 05. Demonia 6 06. Destroyer 07. Man of Sha...

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VI

What a nice change of pace "VI" by San Francisco's THE FUCKING CHAMPS has been. For those unaware of the existence of the trio ("VI" is in fact my first exposure to the band),the act has been in existence since 1992 and prides itself on finely honed instrumental rock/metal albums. But "VI" is not ....

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CANDLEMASS Joined By OPETH, Ex-BLACK SABBATH Members At Anniversary Gig; Video Available

Legendary Swedish doomsters CANDLEMASS celebrated their 20th anniversary with a huge party at Stockholm's Kolingsborg last night (Saturday, March 31). CANDLEMASS performed with no less than seven (!) different vocalists — including the band's former singers Johan Langquist and Tomas Vikström, plus t...

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CRYSTAL EYES Cancels GOTHENBURG METAL FESTIVAL Appearance

Swedish/Danish metallers CRYSTAL EYES have issued the following update: "We are very sorry that we have to cancel the Gothenburg Metal Festival gig [scheduled for April 29-30 at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg, Sweden]. The reason for this is that Stefan [Svantesson, drums] has gone through several shock...

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ANGRA, KORZUS, VIPER Members To Take Part In 'Stay Heavy Metal Stars' Concert

Members of ANGRA, TORTURE SQUAD, KORZUS, TUATHA DE DANANN, VIPER, DR. SIN, ANCESTTRAL, SHADOWSIDE, KING BIRD, MONSTER, GENOCIDIO, THREAT, HENCEFORTH, ANDRALLS, SUNSETH MIDNIGHT, MINDFLOW, KRUSADER, HARD ROCKET and SCARS will take part in the second annual "Stay Heavy Metal Stars", a concert featurin...

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CYNIC Apologizes For MARYLAND DEATHFEST Cancellation

The reunited CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, has released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the cancellation of their appearance at the Maryland Deathfest, which is scheduled to take place May 26-27 at the Sonar i...

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THE CURSED Featuring OVERKILL, Ex-HADES Members: Debut CD Due In May

In the 1980s, many New Jersey-based metalheads witnessed the emergence of two bands that rocketed out of the metal underground — OVERKILL and HADES. Come 2007, the leaders of each band — OVERKILL singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo — have joined forces in a new band, THE C...

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Botswana's WRUST To Release Debut Album In April

Botswana's WRUST, the only known all-black extreme/death metal band in Africa, will release its debut album, "Soulless Machine", in April via Witchdoctor Records. The CD was recorded over a four-day period at Bizac Studio in Midrand (JHB). It was later taken to WDR studio in Durban for further remix...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist FORTUS Working On SPIDERMAN 3 Video Game Soundtrack

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus told GN'R fan site Gnrsource.com that he's been keeping busy with several projects in recent months, including writing the soundtrack to the new Spiderman 3 video game. He's also been writing and recording with PUDDLE OF MUDD for their new record. In addition,...